the luxury hotels of Venice

Personally I'd avoid all the US chain hotels like the Sheratons (Gritti/Danieli) and support local hotel owners like the CaSagredo. Unfortunately, so many people are on some kind of loyalty/points scheme that they always defer to the chains. And that's a shame, especially as Venice is really threatened at the moment.

Personally I'd avoid all the US chain hotels like the Sheratons (Gritti/Danieli) and support local hotel owners like the CaSagredo. Unfortunately, so many people are on some kind of loyalty/points scheme that they always defer to the chains. And that's a shame, especially as Venice is really threatened at the moment.

Perhaps you didn’t realize that Starwood sold the Danieli to an Italian— Giuseppe Statuto- of the Statuto group. He filed bankruptcy in 2017 but was able to pay off the debt this year.

So your thesis doesn’t make much sense. Marriott is just the manager of the property.

Now that he has emerged from Bankruptcy, Statuto is planning extensive upgrades.

Wonder if we will see some recent reports how Aman Venice is doing under Claudia. Aside from some changes (no more Thai menu), I have yet to hear something more detailed, especially concerning AMAN service (standards?!-now) after taking over from Olivia.

Venice definitely needs another major luxury contender to give some of the grand dames a wake up call...

Personally I'd avoid all the US chain hotels like the Sheratons (Gritti/Danieli) and support local hotel owners like the CaSagredo. Unfortunately, so many people are on some kind of loyalty/points scheme that they always defer to the chains. And that's a shame, especially as Venice is really threatened at the moment.

The Gritti ostensibly is part of a chain, the Marriott soft brand Luxury Collection. Yet there is nothing chain about the Gritti.

Being part of a chain is no longer necessarily the dreaded quantity it once was, just as being independent (if you can actually find a truly independent luxury hotel these days) is no longer necessarily the guarantee of a bespoke experience it once was.

I didn't mean to imply that a chain hotel like the Gritti is a bad hotel. I meant that it might be nicer to spend your money with a locally owned business rather than a global US corporation.

Most hotels are not locally owned either. You are conflating ownership with management. The Gritti is locally managed but owned by Qatar. I think you’ll discover that most of the independent hotels you assume must be locally owned are actually owned by global or foreign corporations and entities.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. today announced that it has closed on the sale of The Gritti Palace, Venice to Nozul Hotels & Resorts, the owner of W Doha Hotel, and a wholly owned subsidiary of “Jaidah Holdings” for €105 million (approximately $117 million USD). Starwood will continue to operate the hotel under The Luxury Collection brand flag under a new long-term management agreement.

Similar to when they sold the Danieli 10 years earlier

May 19, 2005--Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement to sell the legendary 233-room Hotel Danieli in Venice to The Statuto Group, a prominent Italian real estate holding company, for 177 million Euros (approximately $244 million U.S.). Starwood has entered a long-term agreement to manage the hotel keeping it a member of its prestigious Luxury Collection.

that is 13.5 years ago for danieli, where owner had to resolve financial problems. as luxury collection allows franchises, they would happily allow owners to convert from managed. some well regarded are actually franchised marriott including luxury collection, RC, bvlgari.